Camp stove outfit



June 1 1926. 1,587,157

, A.' B. HULL CAMP sTovE UTFIT Filed Oct. 27, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 June l 1926. 1,587,157-

A. B. HULL.

CAMP STOVE OUTFIT Filed Oct. 27, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 1 1926. 1,587,157

A. B. HULL I CAMP STOVE OUTFIT Filed Oct. 27, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented June 1, 1926i.

ALLEN B. HULL, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CAMP STOVE OUTFIT.

Application filed October 27, 1924. Serial No; 746,061.

My invention provides an extremely simple and highly eiiicientstove of the type generally -designated as a camp stove, and to such ends, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined' in the claims.

The so-called camp stoves are usually collapsible, so that they may be packed into relatively small space and carried in an automobile or other vehicle. The feature of compactness has been hitherto obtainedv with a sacrifice of efliciency. It has been the object of my invention to'provide a collapsible r stove adapted to burn gasoline or similar fluid fuel, which maybe folded up or col lapsed and readily carried in an automobile or other vehicle, and which, when set up for use, will compare favorably in efficiency with or will be equally efficient to the best grade of gasoline stove, and these objects, as I have thoroughly demonstrated in practice, have been substantially accomplished. Various other features and advantages, resulting from or incident to this improved form of stove, will appear in the following description of a commercial form of the irnproved stove, which is illustrated in the ac companying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective showing the improved stove completely set up and ready for use;

Fig. 2 is a perspective showing the stove with the grid and shield or housing removed; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective showing the collapsed or folded stove partly inserted into a carrying case.

In its preferred arrangement illustrated, the stove is provided with three burners indicated as entireties by the numeral 1i. These burners may be of any suitable vapor-gein erating type. Two thereof are spaced transversely and are connected to the Vouter ends of horizontally disposed pipes 5, the inner ends of which pipes are connected to a fourprongcd pipe coupling 6. The third and forwardly projecting burner 4L is connected by a very short pipe 7 to the front nipple of said coupling 6, and the rearv nipple of said coupling is connected to the upper end of an oblique pipe 8, the lowerend of which is connected to the upper intermediate portion of along (preferably cylindrical) gasoline or fuel tank 9. The tank 9 is preferably provided at its ends with dependingfoot brackets 10 that serve to hold the same slightly from the ground or floor. top, the tank 9 is provided with a valveequipped air-charging tube, to the outer end of which the discharge tube of an air pump is adapted to be attached. This valveequipped discharging tube is or may be of standard or well known construction, the details of whichl need not be here considered and, hence, the said valve-equipped tube is indicated as an entirety by the numeral 10.

To hold the burners elevated and in a horizontal plane when in use, I provide a collapsible supporting device, preferably constructed of wire and, as shown, comprising a bifurcated supporting leg 11 made out of a single piece of wire provided with coils 12 at its upper ends, pivotally embracing the respective pipes 5 adjacent to the coupling 6. The lower end of the leg 11 is spread so as to aord laterally spaced ground-engaging foot portions 18. At its intermediate portion, the wires of the leg 11 are brought close together and rigidly connected by a short transverse wire or small rod 14 sol-V dered, brazed or otherwise rigidly connected thereto.v The numeral 15 indicates a spacing rod provided at one end with a coil 16 pivoted on the intermediate portion of the short rod 14 and provided at its other end with an eye or loop 17 that will slide freely upon the lower portion of the oblique pipe 8. I-Iere it should be noted that the pipe 8 is providedk at its intermediate portion with a collar or pipe coupling 18 that limits the upward sliding movement` of the eye 17 on the pipe 8, to the position shown in Fig. 2, in which position the supporting leg will be properly positioned -to support the burners. The numeral 19 indicates a latch rod or hook, the upper end of which is bent to form a loop or eye 20 that pivotally surrounds the rear nip-ple of the coupling 6. At its lower end, the latch rod 19 is formed with a hook-like end 21 that is adapted to be sprung under andinto close engagement with the spacing rod 15 when the parts are adjusted as shown in Fig. 2.

In its TWhen the latch rod 19 is engaged with the spacing rod l5, as shown in Fig. 2, it will positively hold said rod l5 against sliding movements on the pipe 8 and, hence, will properly hold the supporting leg 1l so that the supporting structure Will be quite rigid and there will be no danger or' the saine collapsing, even it the entire device is shirted or slid around upon the ground or quite roughly handled.

l/Vlien the device is to be collapsed, it is only necessary to release the lovver end oi' the latch rod i9 from the spacing rod l5, and then to slide said rod l5 on the pipe 8 and turn the leg 'll up against said pipe 8.

To i'orn'i a complete stove in connectie with the generator and burn-r described, provide utensil-supporting grid .and housing in the `form of combined Wind shield plates and grid support. The grid is preferably made from a sheet or expanded steel and at its lour edges it is loosely set into the channels of lour channel bars 253, which vbars are rigidly connected at their ends and forni a marginal rectangular iframe. The iront and rear edge portions the traine 28 are loosely connected to the upper edges oi liront and rear Wind shield plates 25, by bale-like links Q6 that ici-init the plates and grid to be freely folded together, and when the plates are set .ferticaliy, shown in Fig. i, drop the Vtraine and grid slightly belou7 the upper edges of said plates 2l and 25. To the intermediate portions oi the end bars of the traine 23 are loosely pivoted oblique brace rods 27 provided at their free loiver ends with oil'set trunnions or projections 2S adapted to be slid endivise into anchoring brackets 29 riveted or otherivise rigidly secured to the respective plates 2l and 25.

The rear plate 25 is formed with a centrally located vertically deep notch 30 adapting the same to be dropped straddle ont the oblique pipe 8 so that the tank 9 Will be outside of the housing when the burners are preferably positioned under the grid.

rlhe stove, when set up for use as shown in Fig. l, Will have a large cooking capacity. The grid 22 will support a large ninnber oli utensils or a smaller number or utensils oit larger dimensions, and furthermore, the grid ivill be supported high above the ground, so that person manipulating the cooking does not need to kneel down nor to stoop to any considerable extent. The stove with three burners has very high cooking capacity and Where less cooking capacity is required, tie front burner may be omitted and the stove then provided will still have enough cooking capacity for ordinary tourists or campers purposes.

In Fig. 3, the numeral 3l indicates a casing adapted to receive the entire lolded stove structure and provided vvitli a hinged cover 32. Both the body and cover of this casing are preferably made et vulcanized vfood libre sheets.

What l claim is:

l. ik stove of the kind described comprising a tank, a pipe extended obliquely upward 'from said tank, burners connected to and supported from the upper end oli said oblique pipe, and a supporting leg pivotally connected with the upper portion oi" said pipe and pr vided with releasable means for maintaining said leg in suliportingl position relative to said pipe.

2. A stove ol the kind described comprising a tank, a pipe extending obliquely upwardly iti-oni said tank, burners connected to und supported from the upper end oi said oblique pipe, a. supporting leg pivotally connected with the upper portion el said pipe and provided with releasable means 'lfor maintaining said leg in supporting position relative to said pi a grid, Wind shielding plates cach pivotally connected at its upper margin With said grid, and means Yfor releasably maintaining said wind shielding plates substantially normal to said grid7 one or said plates having a slot in its lovver margin adapted to receive said pipe, Whereby When said burners are positioned beneath said grid said tank will be positioned at the exterior side ot said slotted plate.

B. il.. stove oit the kind described comprising a 'tuel tank, a pipe extended obliquely upward from said tank, Yransverse pipes connected to the upper end portion of said oblique pipe and extending in opposite directions therefrom, burners at the outer ends of said transverse pipes, a supporting leg pivoted on said transverse pipes and depending tlierefron'i, and a spacing rod pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of said leg and slidably mounted on said oblique pipe.

et. The structure defined in claim 3 in `further combination with a latch rod pivoted on the upper end portion of said oblique pipe and detachably engageable With the intermediate portion of said spacing rod.

5. The structure delined in claim 3 in further combination ivith a latch rod pivoted on the upper end portion of said oblique pipe and detachably engageable with the intermediate portion olf said spacing rod, and a stop on said oblique pipe limiting the upivard sliding movement of said spacing rod thereon.

6. A stove oi" the kind described comprising a fuel tank, a pipe extending obliquely upward from said tank, transverse pipes connected to the upper end portion of said oblique pipe and extending in opposite directions therefr in, burners at the outer end oil said transverse pipes, a supporting leg pivoted on said transverse pipes and depending there'liroin, a spacing rod pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of said leg and slidably mounted on said oblique pipe, and a latch rod pivoted on the upper end portion of said oblique pipe and detachably engageable with the intermediate portion of said spacing rod, said supporting leg comprising a single piece 0f Wire bent to form laterally spaced ground-engaging feet at its lower portion and bent at its lower ends to form eyes that are pivoted on said transverse pipes at points on opposite sides of said oblique pipe.

7. A stove of the kind described comprising a fuel tank, a fuel pipe extended obliquely upward from said tank, burners,

connected to the upper end 0f said oblique pipe, a leg for supporting the upper end of said oblique pipe and the burners, a grid, front and rear wind-shielding plates, links loosely connected at the front and rear portions of said grid to the upper portions of the respective plates, and brace rods connecting intermediate end portions of said grid to intermediate end portions of said plates and having detachable connection with one thereof so that said plates and grid may be folded.

8. The structure defined in claim 7 in which one of said plates is provided with a passage through which said oblique pipe is extended.

9. A stove of the kind described comprising a fuel tank, a fuel pipe extending obliquely upward from said tank, burners 35 connected to the upper end of said oblique pipe, a leg for supporting the upper end of said oblique pipe and the burners, a grid, front and rear wind-shielding plates, one of said plates being provided with a passage through which said oblique pipe is extended, links loosely connected at the front and rear portions of said grid to the upper portion of the respective plates, and brace rods connecting intermediate end portions of said grid to intermediate end portions of said plates and having detachable connection with one thereof so that'said plates and gridv may be folded, said brace rods when operatively connected holding the grid below the upper edges of said plates.

10. In a stove of the kind described, a rectangular grid frame formed with an inside channel, a grid loosely seated in the channel of said frame, wind shield plates pivotally lconnected at their upper margins to the front and rear edges of said frame for folding movements, and brace rods each pivotally connected with an intermediate portion of one of said plates and detachably connectible with said frame to thereby hold said plates in upright positions and said grid in operative position.

11. The structure defined in claim l() in which the pivotal connection between said grid frame and plates is made by the use of bale-like links adapting the grid to be supported below the upper edges of said plates. u

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature.

ALLEN B. HULL. 

